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10/5/2009 4:37 PM

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ScienceDaily (Oct. 5, 2009) — Seven new glow-in-the-dark mushroom species have been discovered, increasing the number of known luminescent fungi species from 64 to 71. Reported in the journal Mycologia, the new finds include two new species named after movements in Mozart's Requiem. The discoveries also shed light on the evolution of luminescence, adding to the number of known lineages in the fungi 'family tree' where luminescence has been reported.

San Francisco State University Biology Professor Dennis Desjardin and colleagues discovered the fungi in Belize, Brazil, Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Japan, Malaysia and Puerto Rico. The discoveries include four species new to science and three new reports of luminescence in known species. Three quarters of glowing mushrooms, including the species described in the study, belong to the Mycena genus, a group of mushrooms that feed off and decompose organic matter as a source of nutrients to sustain their growth.

full article and photos
[link to www.sciencedaily.com]

[link to www.scientificamerican.com]
more glow in the dark mushroom pictures & information :-)

[link to www.environmentalgraffiti.com]

[link to ianshive.wordpress.com]

[link to americanmushrooms.com]

some really pretty pics here
[link to images.search.yahoo.com]

Last Edited by Thoughts Faux Fodder on 10/5/2009 at 5:33 PM

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Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:49 PM

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Looks just like magic mushrooms Bet you will trip

Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:51 PM

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taste like glow in the dark chicken?

*Jentle*
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10/5/2009 4:52 PM

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This is a mushroom So is this... If at first you don't succeed, perhaps failure is more your style.

Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:52 PM

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Why would a shroom shine in the dark? What it gains with it?

Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:54 PM

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Looks just like magic mushrooms Bet you will trip Quoting: Anonymous Coward 778993 Yeah, they look a lot like Psilocybe cyanescens

Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:54 PM

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buahaha.. tea-time.?

Anonymous Coward
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10/5/2009 4:54 PM

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Why would a shroom shine in the dark? What it gains with it? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 787077 He believes that some fungi glow in order to attract nocturnal animals that aid in the dispersal of the mushroom's spores which are similar to seeds and are capable of growing into new organisms. Should have read the all thing before askin' :\

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10/5/2009 4:58 PM

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Why would a shroom shine in the dark? What it gains with it?

Quoting: Anonymous Coward 787077

i was curious as well, here's a snip of another article that was also great reading,

[link to www.livescience.com]

"Why do they glow? Data suggest that some glow to attract nocturnal animals to aid in spore dispersal. This is especially adaptive in closed-canopy forests where wind dispersal in hindered. Others glow to attract the predators of insects that eat the mushrooms...befriend the enemy of your enemy! And some glow for unexplained reasons. We are trying to find out why."

Last Edited by Thoughts Faux Fodder on 10/5/2009 at 5:16 PM

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10/5/2009 5:00 PM

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Why would a shroom shine in the dark? What it gains with it?

i was curious as well, here's a snip of an article with a theory...some really interesting reading :-)

[link to www.livescience.com]

"Why do they glow? Data suggest that some glow to attract nocturnal animals to aid in spore dispersal. This is especially adaptive in closed-canopy forests where wind dispersal in hindered. Others glow to attract the predators of insects that eat the mushrooms...befriend the enemy of your enemy! And some glow for unexplained reasons. We are trying to find out why."

Quoting: Thoughts Faux Fodder

I also imagine that most animals WON'T eat something that shines in the dark. Damn, would you? (well... I kinda would... depends hehe)

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10/5/2009 5:03 PM

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Quoting: Anonymous Coward 787077

So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past.

F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby"

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10/5/2009 5:09 PM

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"No one knows exactly why the mushrooms glow, but Otsuki presented one theory at a joint meeting of the Mycological Societies of Japan and America in Hawaii in 2005.

"I can't say for sure, but I think the mushrooms may glow in order to attract insects," he said. He has documented crickets and daddy-longlegs crane flies in the act of munching on glowing mushrooms. These insects then distribute the spores throughout the forest via their droppings. Think about the way bugs flock to a lantern at night, and the theory starts to seem pretty plausible. "

from this article [link to search.japantimes.co.jp]

more photos :-)

[link to www.fedbybirds.com]

[link to www.rincondelmisterio.com]

[link to scienceray.com]

Last Edited by Thoughts Faux Fodder on 10/5/2009 at 6:44 PM

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Thoughts Faux Fodder Subscriber

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10/5/2009 6:44 PM

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for freaky fungi :-) So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past. F. Scott Fitzgerald "The Great Gatsby"

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